Ivan Dashichev

Ivan Fedorovich Dashichev (3 January 1897-24 April 1963) was a Major-General of the Soviet Red Army who commanded the Soviet 44th Army during World War II.

Biography
Ivan Fedorovich Dashichev was born on 3 January 1897 in Timonovka, Bryansk Oblast, Russian Empire. He served in the Imperial Russian Army from 1915 to 1917 before joining the Red Army in 1918, and he was thrice awarded the Order of the Red Banner for service in the war with Poland and the suppression of the Kronstadt Rebellion. In 1927, he graduated from the Frunze Military Academy, and he became a corps commander. In 1939, he fought in the Winter War against Finland, and the defeat at the Battle of Suomussalmi led to Dashichev being removed from command. He would later return to corps command during the fighting in the Caucasus and Crimea, but he was sentenced to four years in a labor camp in 1942 for suffering heavy losses during the Crimean campaign. From 1942 to 1950, he was investigated for "anti-Soviet agitation", and he was incarcerated until 1952. Dashichev returned to the military after the fall of Stalin, and he became a Major-General. He died in 1963.